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Item Education and Innovation in the Digital Age: Synergizing Technology and the Business of Learning(Kenya Institute of Education, 2013) Kisato, J.Kenya's education and training curricula aims at ensuring that the creation, adoption, adaptation and usage of knowledge become part of formal instruction. Under Education and training the Government aims at providing a globally competitive quality education, training and research for development. (Kenya Vision 2030). Higher learning in tertiary institutions and universities has embraced Information technology to keep abreast with the changing times both in curriculum delivery and administrative processes. In the creative design area, this is no exception. Departments of Architecture, Design, Fine Art and Fashion Design and Marketing are embracing computer technology in curriculum delivery and implementation to prepare students for the job market. This paper seeks to address the creative process in design and the adoption of computer technology in design among visual designers. The study is based on the hypothesis that Computer Aided Design (CAD) training is a skill that is vital for the employability of the youth in both local and international educational and business markets. In an effort to understand the level of adoption of CAD in the design process, existing theoretical and empirical literature was used. A critical analysis of data collected from secondary sources, interviews and direct communication with design students from various Kenyan Universities was done. The findings of this study are significant to institutions offering visual design courses by giving feedback on the opportunities and challenges of adopting Computer Aided Design . It will also stir concern in universities to actively engage in the research of creating CAD croqouis for subjects such as mathematics and the sciences to enhance performance in secondary and primary schools. This in essence will synergize.Item Transfer of Technology (Cad & Cam) Through Education and Training: A Total Quality Model (TQM)(2013) Isika, J.K.; Kisato, J.The cotton sector in Kenya consists of a large number of farmers in the Coastal, Eastern, North Eastern, Rift Valley and Western parts of the country. Despite this, cotton exports from Kenya are almost negligible and import of cotton from neighbouring countries supplements industrial domestic requirements. In the production, domestic spinning and weaving capacities have reduced from 52 mills in 1983 to about 6 mills currently (Wazir, August 2011).The garment sector on the other hand is driven by exports to the US under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) with a total of approximately 170 large scale manufacturing units. An analysis of the East African region shows that Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda account for significant quantities of cotton production. However, this industry suffers due to the use of outdated technologies particularly in ginning and textile manufacturing. The small scale holder producers also have limited knowledge on crop and farm management practices, input procurement and supply trends as well as price and market trends (Wazir, August 2011). These challenges result in a low cotton yield. Further to this, the quality of cotton also has high contamination. This poster seeks to show how transfer of technology through training and education can mitigate these challenges at all levels of the Cotton textile and Apparel (CTA) value chain .A total quality model (TQM) used across the CTA value chain in Sri Lanka in 2006 was adopted for this presentation and Quick Response (QR) program adoption by manufacturers and retailers in the apparel industry in USA around 1985. Further to this, technology transfer could also facilitate for value addition opportunities in cotton therefore creating extra jobs across the value chain.